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Francisco didn't relish that little
shining weapon being pointed at him,
and he cringed down like a whipped
eur. !:
/. Now" continued Helen, "you go
md sit down under that treeW
20, I'll leave now-I won't trouble
you any more" he mumbled.
EDO as | tell you-sit down p said
she, sharp and stern, and sit down he
did; and then she mounted guard over
him, the pistol still in her hand. We
begged her to let him go.
"No," said she; 81 can't trust him
out Of our sight; he's mean enough to
do almost anything! He's got to stay
here until the men come and he can
be placed under the arm of the law.
So watch him she did all that long
afternoon. 1t was dreary waiting.
Not until the silver sheen of the lake
grew purple with the long mountain
shadows did help come. Then, far
down the lake, came CHEEKY "Yo-
ODER and two boats swept around
the curve. Tracy, Max, Farmer Giles
and trusly guide were in them. And
scarcely had all our excited explana-
lions been given, when, what do you
snppose?-that Graham girl tainted
away as white and limp as any ordi-
nary woman! There was good deal
in the expression of Tracy's face as he
caught her in his arms, and Cara and
| felt that our chances were small
man never looks like that unless he
is holding the woman he wants for
his wife!
Well, to return to the prose part;
we somehow got back to civilization
again. Poor Will placed in the doc
tors care, and the poetical but erratic
Francisco was handed over to the
tender mercies of the constable. AS
for ourselves-dear me! what with
stone, mud, briers and underbrush,
worms, snakes and mosquitoes, to say
nothing of tipsy guides and plucky
governesses-we, Cara and |, as | said
before, ',ever want to camp out again !!
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You CAN'T CHLoRoFoRM Me-
Women naturally are smart, but the
Plattsmouth female is entitled to the
premium. The other day she went
into shoe store to buy pair of shoes.
The clerk was in the act of sprinkling
some chalk powder inside so they
might go on easily. She glanced fur
lively at him and remarked:
II know what you're doing"
The genial clerk smiled acquiesence.
She glided toward the door and said
in tones that startled his nerves
"You can't chloroform me, mister
was fooled once before, and I'm
blamed if I'll be again"
And she lett without the shoes.
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HOW A GENIUS WON A BET.

"Bet you dollar | can make that
horse laugh" said man with a white
hat, as he patted a looking
beast on the flank.
"Does the horse know you ?" asked
a sad.eyed man, to whom the challenge
was addressed.
"Neyer saw him before in my life. "
"Is he the same as any other horseY
"Jast the same so far &c | can see. y
luck"
The man with the white hat passed
his hand over the nostrils Of the beast,
and the stepped back upon the side
walk. A moment later the eyes of the
horse began to roll, and then his upper
lip shriveled up SO high that seven
teeth sprang into view.
"See him laugh p yelled the man
with the white hat as he danced a
Lancashire step on the tagging. Tears
leaped to the eyes of the horse and his
respiration came heavy and fast as he
lifted his head into the air and uttered
hoarse guffaw.
"Give me the money; win the
bet,' exclaimed the man with the
white hat, amid series of wheezes and
snorts from the laughing beast. The
sad eyed man gave up his dollar and
passed on. just as the animal was
ABBOTT to drop down from exhaustion
the man with the white hat pulled a
blue-bottle fly from his victims nos
trils.
THAT makes four dollars 1 have
won to-day he said, giving the horse
a congratulatory slap. "It's rather
tough on the critters, but fellow must
live, you know. You can use fly for
one experiment only, but when you
have a bottle full, as have in my
pocket, you do not mind the loss
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Who marries for love takes wife;
who marries for fortune takes a mis-
tress who marries for position takes
lady. You are loved by your wife,
regarded by your mistress, tolerated
by your lady. You have wife for
yourself, mistress for your house and
friends, a lady for the world and socie-
ty. Your wife will agree with you,
your mistress will rule you, your lady
will manage you. Your wife will
take care of your household, your mis-
tress of your house, your lady OF APP
pearances. If you are sick your wife
will nurse you, your mistress will visit
you, your lady will inquire after your
health. You take a walk with your
wife, a ride with your mistress, and 60
to a party with your lady. Your wife
will share your grief, your mistress
your money, your lady your debts. If
you are dead, your wife will weep
your mistress lament, and your lady
wear mourning. Which will you have?
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A strange Freak

The wife of our esteemed citizen, Mr..
John Rowell, while suffering under a
severe attack Of the blues, tried to com
nit the crime of infanticde, but was pre-
vented by the opportune arrival of
neighbor. Her case has been considered
by the best doctors incurable, but her
husband was highly pleased, after using
course of Sulpher Bitters, to find that
she was entirely cured.
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VARIETIES,
Light labor-Cleaning lamps.

| AlSlL luuOI -NASdhlllS ldIHpS'
All sailors huff to be on the briny
deep.
The baker always has his hour of
knead.
Old army officers are retiring in dis
position.
Verbal tafy is the cheapest of COM
modities.
Every thief would like to keep him.
self unspotted.
To do right is the bud, blossom and
fruit of wisdom.
Partridges are plucky birds. They
always die game.
The dramatist has an easy time.
His work is all play.
If man blows his own trumpet can
his opinion be sound?
Sweets of married life should never
be kept in family jars.
Honors come by diligence; riches
spring from economy.
There are no corner groggeres on
the road to prosperity.
How to make girls room attrac.
tive-put the girl i'll it,
He that has no character is not
man, he is only thing.
Why doesn't somebody invent a
temper that will not sour?
No one has ever been able to hear
the bark of lockwood tree.
Sow good services; sweet remem-
brances will grow from them.
The sweets of married life should
never be kept in family jars.
A travelling dentist has hung out
the startling sign-"2th pullin."
He is master of the world who de-
spises it, and its slave who values it.
A lawn party is pleasant enough
until it begins to rain. Then it becomes
a forlorn party.
At twenty woman wonders whom
she will have at thirty she wonders
who will have her.
The woman that maketh good pud-
ding in silence is better than she who
maketh tart reply.
Sam Jones said that he left Boston
better man. 1t was tough job, but
Boston was equal to it.
A subject for debating society
which is the greater evil, spring cleo
tions or house cleaning?
"There are men," says Mr.. Talmage,
who sing like angels on Sunday and
lie like sin on Monday"
A misery old fellow hit upon an ex-
pertinent to save candles. He uses
the eight of other days"
1t will only take about one more
generation to prove that Shakespeare
never even lived on earth.
The kings who added testers to their
persons were firm believers that man
should have his wits about him.
Singular that billiards are not pl aged
in China, considering how fond the
people are of handling the cue.
When a girl begins to take an inter
est in a young mans cravat it is sign
she does not love him as sister.
A Washington woman has applied to
be appointed a contable, despairing of
catching man in any other way.
It may sound like a paradox, yet
the breaking of both wings of an army
is pretty sure way of making it fly.
Star actors may be the lights of the
stage, but they are not like candles,
because puff for one puts another out.
The difference between some men and
a dog is that they will go into saloon
and the dog will come out perfectly
sober.
What is the difference between don
key and the only empire in South Amer
lea The one brays well; the other
Brazil.
A clergyman, who lives on the sea-
shore, says he prefers calm Sunday,
because he is opposed to Sabbath
breakers.
The New York physicians are out in
a pronUnciamiento against high heels.
They are bad things, especially on
bay mule.
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Two Graduates Of Pharmacy
, Phi. G'S
AS CLERKS.

AS Spring seems at last
to have discovered Beverly,
Winter furs, wraps and
fannels must soon go into
retirement. You will then
need Camphor, which we
have also possibly sever
al other articles, such as
Insect Powder, Stain,
Polishing Powder, Paint,
Varnish, &c.
We hope to have you call
upon us and can furnish
you with almost everything
in the Drug, Medicine or
Prescription Line.
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SPACE OF
WARREN ST. PHARMACY.

We wish to call the atten-
ton of the residents of
Beverly and vicinity to
the fact that ours is the
only Drug Store, in this
section of country, that
employees
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
PANTON.

Miss lorette Allen is stopping at her
sisters, Mrs. Andrew Roscoe, at present.
VIM. c. Newton of West Ferrisburgh
has been very sick for several days with
malaral fever.
DIR. f. w. Kent of Crown Point, n. Y,
has been spending a week with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Kent.
Arthur Tappan has purchased another
fine horse from Weybridge parties he
seems to think he must keep his number
good.
Hiram Sprague was out on Monday
evening with a sleigh-load of children
from district No. for a sleigh ride. The
children have been treated to several
sleigh rides the past winter.
Rev. H. c. Robbins has closed his pas
torate with the Baptist church here, and,
accompanied by his family, is to spend
some time at Colchester visiting relatives
previous to locating elsewhere.
Rev. j. ). Mott had finger and the
bone in the hand removed last spring.
1t healed up apparently sound, but has
recently broken out again. He went to
Burlington few days ago to have it
treated.
The roads are badly drfted and are
becoming somewhat soft these sunny
days. People anticipate bad roads and
high water this spring. and are making
preparations to stay at home as soon as
the breakup comes.
Mrs. Hoxie closed success sful term of
Is weeks school in district No. 4 on Fri
pay last, which was entirely satisfactory
to the patrons. who speak loudly in her
praise. Mamie Allen received the prize
for spelling, having misspeled only three
words during the entire term.
Charles Spaulding lost good COW. re-
Gently. that had given milk all winter;
he perceived nothing the matter with
her when let out at 10 O'Clock. but at
p. IN. she was bloated badly, and died
before dark. Several others have had
cows sick a few days after calving. but
none have died, however.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
New HAVEN.

Mr.. Harry Carter is quite feeble.
DIR. Preston and family left town this
week.
School meeting comes next Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. f. b. Hickoli is thought to be I'M
proving.
Miss Ioffnaglc was taken quite i'll the
early part of the week.
The death of Mrs. Mansfield is not
unlocked for. Mrs. Henry Ward is also
very low.
The amount of public money to be di-
vded in this town to-day friday is
81, 146.30.
Mr.. Chas. Sullings of Munger street,
father of Mrs. Moses DePoutee of this
place, is very sick at the home of the
latter.
The Sunday-schOol has given and sent
$40, with 81 additional from private indi-
viduals, to Rev. James l.. Barton of
Harpoot. Turkey, to be used in his mis-
sionary work in that place.
The spring term of Beeman academy
opened on Tuesday with about the usual
number of students. Kent knowlton,
son of Rev. Stephen Knowlton of Green's
boro. is in attendance at the academy
There will be class of eleven to gradu-
ate the coming June.
At the church meeting, last Friday,
and committee consisting of DeacOns
Doud, Potter and Barrows was appoint
ed to act with the pastor and a commit
tee of the society in calling a council to
consider the question of dissolving the
pastoral relation. The society has a
meeting on Monday next.
Mrs. James Thompson, mother of Hi
ram Thompson of this town, died in
Bristol last week, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Hathaway, with whom
she had been staying this past winter.
The funeral was attended last Saturday,
and the remains brought here to be
placed beside those of her husband. who
died two or three years since. Her age
was 50.
The school in district No. 2, taught by
Miss Alice IIinman, closed Friday, March
IL, with a public entertainment in the
evening, consisting of recitations. dia-
logues, etc, and drama, 1.-The Law
suit" which latter brought down the
house. Academicans might as well
throw up the sponge" and let Young
America come to the front. The entire
exercises were fine. and did credit to
pupils as well as teacher.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
EAST MlDDLEBURY.

Thirty-five couples attended the base
ball club party.
Jacob Speyer has opened a branch
meat market in the King place.
f. j. Olmsted is home from the hospi-
tai and is improving, but is not able to
work yet.
There was very pleasant party, num-
bering about fifty, gathered at c. F. Part
ridges, Tuesday evening, March 10, to
pay their respects to Darwin Witherell.
For several years Mr.. Wtherell has been
one of the reliable singers of this place,
and for three years past has been the
leader, doing all he could in that capacity
to crafty the public. A purse of Sl7.6O
was presented to him, which was the
first intimation that the party was for
his benefit. With a few well-chosen
words he thanked the donors and Mrs.
Partridge for kindly opening her house.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
WEYBRIO0E.

Miss Nellie Richards is quite i'll with a
cough.
School meeting comes next Tuesday
evening.
Miss Cora Bingham spent last Sunday
with her friends here.
l.. c. Sturtevant leaves for Boston
next week after horses.
Mrs f. l.. Sturtevant is improving as
fast as could be expected.
James Baldwin takes possession of his
new home (the Hunter place. this week.
f. l.. Moody is to make extensive re-
pairs upon his dwelling this season.
DIR. Twitchell is home from profess
sional trip, for short time. DR.. Cobb
is still absent.
Merle Sneden returned to his studies
at Beeman academy on Monday. The
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
BRISTOL.

NJ. w. Wilson seems to be slowly fail
ing.
The graded school closes this week Fri
day.
Arthur Stickney was home from Bur.
lington last Sunday.
The extra meetings at the Advent
church closed Sunday night.
Clayton Biclinell has gone into DR.
kent's drug store as clerk.
n. F. Dunshee expects to start for
Iowa some time this week.
o. c. Crandall has moved into his new
home, purchased of c. P. Abernethy.
There are rumors of a maple sugar fes-
tiyal at Holly hall in the near future.
Mrs. Barrows has sold her place on
West Pleasant street to Rolin Carl of
Starksboro.
Oliver Frank has so far recovered from
his recent shock as to walk about the
house.
c. f. Smith has been quite out of health
Tor week or two past He is now get
ting better.
The Boston Opera company is billed
here for Thursday and Friday evenings.
March 81 and April /.
Ezekiel Hanchett is stopping with his
son, {. f. Hanchett. here in the village,
for while. He is in poor health.
The Masonic sociable Monday evening
was pleasant affair. A goodly company
assembled and all passed off pleasantly.
Wallace Niece is making arrange
ments to open blacksmith and wheel
wright shop on Garfield street this
spring.
{. W. llulctt has taken the contract to
saw the logs in the yard of the Bristol
Manufacturing company haul on the logs
and haul off the lumber.
f. b. Eddy and wife of Hull. p. O..
were in town last week. Mr.. Eddy has
made arrangements for IA 500 monument.
and for the expenditure of about S75 ,on
his burial lots in our village cemetery the
coming summer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
WHITING.

The sick about town are all getting
better.
Miss Helen Parker has gone to Proc
torsvlle to visit a sick aunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matot, father and mother
of our village blacksmith, are visiting
here this week
Mrs. Peck and daughter Maud were
home last week from Friday until Sun
day evening and then returned to Bran
don.
Mr.. and Mrs Edgar I.ackey have re-
turned from the north part of the State.
They report any amount of snow; in
some places it is ten feet deep.
c. f. Church lost young mare one
day last week. She ran away down the
railroad track until she came to the open
trestlework on DR.. Wright's land, jump
ed into that and killed herself.
a brother of DR.. Ballard, the former
owner of Old Columbus, has just returned
to Schuylerville, n. Y. with over $1,000
paid to him by NJ. b. Walker for the
services of the old horse. Mr. Walker
had the horse on shares. was to have
one-half of the actual earnings of the
horse. and, of course, has the same
amount of money himself.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25

been put in to run the provender stone
and is expected to turn out forty bushels
of pr0vender per hour.
The mill at Rocky Dale in Bristol will
start up about April /. j. NJ. Moore is
the new proprietor and he is to manu-
facture furniture stock. He expects to
use from 100000 to 100000 feet of second
growth white ash annually and employ
10 hands.
Medad Partch, employed in the grist-
mill at North Ferrisburgh, was caught
by revolving shafting, Tuesday, and
whirled about several times. He finally
caught hold of a timber and rescued him
self. No bones were broken. but it was
a narrow escape.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
lEICEST Err.

Farmers have commenced making sue-
ar The prospect is that the sugar sea-
son will be short.
Miles Story recently made a large sale
OF his wool-nearly 1000 lbs.-all of his
own raising. 1t brought % cents.
John Mack of Salisbury met with a
misfortune last Wednesday night. On
his return from Leicester Junction, while
going through the swamp road, he miss
ed his way and drove into Leicester river
near Luther Bankers house. Before it
could be gotten out the horse chilled to
death. 1t was valued at 5000.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
GOSHEN.

Mrs. Nathan Capen has recently been
on the sick list, but at last accounts was
better.
A hard storm greeted us on the 22d.
Snow fell to the depth of about one foot
and in places it was badly drifted.
Miss Abbie Baird, daughter of Wolcott
Baird, Jr., died on the 22d inst. after a
sickness of about ten days. The funeral
was on the 23d, Rev. f. Mathews officiat-
ing. She was about 10 years of age and
very estimable young lady. Her death
is great loss to the family and to society.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
VERGENNES.
Chas. o. Stevens is much better.


Mrs. II. p. Elitharp is attending Mrs
Peters of Rutland in her capacity as a
nurse.
Hay shipments from this depot. during
February, were l20 tons; shippers, Booth
& Walker and Booth Bros.
ID. o. Noonan shipped a carload of po-
tatoes, Monday, for Boston market. He
paid 30 to 30 cents per bushel.
The New York train due here at D..
m. did not arrive the night of the storm
-Tuesday-unti half-past nine o'clock.
Tuesday was red-letter day in the storm
calendar for March. The fearful wind
and the volumes of snow made travelling
almost impossible.
G. II. Sprigg & Co., shipped 40 calves
to Boston market, Monday last. Brigh-
ton and WATERFOWL markets are closed to
cattle on account of the presence of pleu-
ro-pneumonia, introduced by western
cattle.
\. w. Cheever. well known in western
Vermont for his connection with the
New England Farmer was one of the Sc
riously injured at the Bussey bridge dis
aSter near Boston. He was taken from
the wreck insensible. and remained so all
day. He is some better. When here
last, and it was not very long since, he
was the guest of the American. y
Mrs. Abigail Thompson of Bristol,
who died on Thursday last, in her S4th
year, left nine children, all of whom are
living-one in California, another in Ne
vada, third in Wisconsin and one in
Iowa. Mrs. X. T. Bristol and Mrs. A.
B. Rose are daughters. There are 3G
grandchildren and 80 great-grandchil-
dren. She died at the residence of Mrs.
Adeline Hathaway. Her remains were
taken to New Haven for burial, Satur-
day.
w. w. Hawkins has been anitor for
the graded school for the past year. He
fills the place well, in every particular,
and we hope he may be retained, no mat
ter what changes are made in the pruden-
tial committee. The report of the pru-
dental committee of the graded school
shows careful management and a good
result. The receipts have been 81. 691 !;
expenses. S4,53l.6l, leaving S59.39 in the
treasury. The committee recommend
the levying a tax sufficient on the grand
list to raise 81, 400, 1t is limited that the
defeat of the sth article in the warning
for town meeting, Tuesday last. may
lead to an effort to change the manage
ment of the graded school at their annual
meeting.
Howard, Peck & Davis have steam
sawmill near the foot of Grand View
mountain. The lumber furnished is ma
pie, beech, Eastwood and oak. Although
teaming is often difficult, the firm shipped
by rail during February ~ tons of lum-
Der. The cattle shipments for February
have been go tons. q. III. Sprigg & Co.
are the regular dealers for Boston mar
ket. The kaOlin shipments for February,
by GOss Il Gleason, were 60 tons. This
firm have depot of their own. Butter
shipments have been light. The shipping
report, furnished us through the courtesy
of j. F. Whalen, station agent, shows
only ii tons of butter for last month.
The same good authority enables us to
report 5Otons of furniture shipped in
February; manufacturers, Smith &
ketcham and Frisbie g. Daniels. The
total business for February, 1886, was 293
tons and fraction; for February, 1887,
A tons.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
County Ueps.
BRlDPoRT.

Miss Helen Pettibone lost valuable
COW last week.
The two entertainments of last week
paid the debt of the Congregational So
ciety. Those that went said it passed Oft
well.
a number of our people went to Shore
ham last Friday evening to hear the
Shoreham dramatic club render their last
play, "The Danger Signal They re-
ported good time.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
Others who have attended from here will

others who have attended from here will
remain at home until the fall term.
One of the most severe storms ever
known here visited us on Tusday. Four
teen inches of snow fell, accompanied
with a strong wind. Our commission
ers were promptly on hand and all was
serene by noon of Wednesday.
f. NJ. Percival and family have decided
to return to their home in Dakota. In
their short stay among us they have
made many friends who will regret their
their leaving, and they will carry many
kind wishes for their happiness to their
western home.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
LINCOLN.

Mnot Grant of South Lincoln is Oh the
sick list.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet with
Mrs. Watson Morgan March 30. All are
invited.
DR.. Dodge was called to Warren ON
Monday to see Alfred Atkins, who is
thought to have cancer of the stomach.
He has lately been removed from Gran
vile to the residence of George Brooks.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
COUNTY GtEANINOS.

Col. c. II. Joyce of Rutland has been
engaged by Ethan Allen Post of Yer
gennes to deliver the Memorial day ad-
dress at that place.
Allen & Percival's grist-mill at North
Ferrisburgh is undergoing thorough re-
pairs. A new Hercules water-wheel has
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25
WEST CORNWALL,

There is some stir among sheep men.
Mrs. Alverton Bingham and children
visited her brother, Garrison Foote of
Crown Point, n. Y, last week.
Among the arrivals in town last week
were W. Rixford and Thomas Stringham
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25

escaping. The draft and ventilation is
conducted through tubes, and in case of
accident no fire can escape, and should
the tubes become battered the less is the
possibility of fire.